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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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